Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today

Overview

Jonathan Meades's personal, entertaining and deliberately provocative journey through Victorian architecture. From fantasy castles to the House of Parliament, he explores the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of Victorian society, using a combination of comic sketches, dance routines and riotous bad taste. Meades concludes that the British obsession with escapism and the desire to live in the past means Queen Victoria is still very much alive today.

Created by Jonathan Meades

Network

• BBC Two

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Jonathan Meades

  Self

  1 ep

• 

  Christopher Biggins

  Queen Victoria

  1 ep

• 

  Skandar Keynes

  Waif

  1 ep

• Christian Adams

  Frock-Coated Man

  1 ep

Themes

• victorian era

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